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Campbell Soup Reshuffles Units
And Boosts Status of Morrison

By

Yumiko Ono Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Nov. 26, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

Campbell Soup Co. announced a corporate reshuffling, naming Dale Morrison responsible for more than half its business. The move sparked speculation that he is a strong new contender to the food company's top job.

Mr. Morrison, 47 years old, formerly head of Campbell's fast-growing Pepperidge Farm biscuit division, will oversee the newly created International and Specialty Foods. That division, which combines Pepperidge Farm cookies,...